Apple has accused Samsung of ‘polluting the jury’ after it leaked information to the press it claims shows that the iPhone’s design was based on Sony products.

Samsung claims it has done no wrong by leaking the information regarding Apple’s inspirations to the press (Picture: Getty)

Samsung’s snipe has not gone down well with presiding judge Lucky Koh, who has asked the South Korean firm’s legal team to explain who drafted the statement and who authorised it to be released to the press.

The mobile giant insists it has done nothing wrong with regard to the high-profile trial against Apple currently taking place in San Jose, California, however, as the information was already in the public domain.

Samsung said: ‘Contrary to the representations Apple’s counsel made to this court, Samsung did not issue a general press release and more importantly, did not violate any court order or any legal or ethical standards.

‘Samsung’s brief statement and transmission of public materials in response to press inquiries was not motivated by or designed to influence jurors.

‘The members of the jury had already been selected at the time of the statement and the transmission of these public exhibits, and had been specifically instructed not to read any form of media relating to this case.’